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Category: Wildlife
Desert Larks – Jebal Hamrah
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti is a common resident in rocky deserts and outcrops of all areas except the juniper summits of the Hejaz and Asir and probably the sand seas of the Empty Quarter and Nafud Desert. The best place to see the species close to Dhahran where I live is the Shedgum Escarpment. As […]
Junquero (Wren-like Rushbird) Phleocryptes melanops
La mañana de hoy Sábado 10 de Marzo fue muy productiva en lo que a calidad de fotografías y registros se refiere, si bien durante la primera hora la actividad de aves era muy reducida en el Arroyo Mártires decidimos con Nico recorrer un poco el lugar para tratar de encontrar algo para fotografiar. Al […]
Pale Crag Martins – Jebale Hamrah
Whilst birding the Judah area (two hours drive towards Riyadh from Dhahran) known as Jebal Hamrah recently Phil Roberts and I found a few Pale Crag Martins and managed to locate a small cliff where three birds were continually flying around and landing. After some time we managed to get in a position to take […]
Snowy Owl Snettisham
I tried to take the old fella for the Owl yesterday but he had other plans so we put the trip on hold until this morning. We set off at 5am and arrived at the coast around 7am stopping briefly to tick Fulmar from Hunstanton Cliffs and to grab a shot of an obliging Barn […]
Northern Waterthrush at Lake Apopka, 3/10/18
A few days ago I finally had time to visit the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. Many of the rarities that have been wintering here have made themselves scarce. I didn’t see the Long-tailed Duck, the Ash-throated Flycatcher or the Vermilion Flycatcher. There were still lots of birds to see here, though. There were lots of […]
Mammals of Kruger Park
In my last post from South Africa, I will share some photos of mammals and reptiles we encountered in Kruger Park. Even though we did not find any surprising animals, it was exciting to see large numbers of common mammals. After the low densities we had experienced in Hluhluwe, Kruger Park felt like the Real […]
Corbatita blanco (White-bellied Seedeater) Sporophila leucoptera
Una vez mas retomamos la actividad escolar del presente año y coincidiendo con el pasado vuelvo a tener disponible unas 3 horas libres durante la mañana del viernes, y como es habitual las utilizo siempre y cuando el clima lo permita para sacar fotos. Hoy me fuí a la Reserva del Arroyo Itá en donde […]